Cessna 195 N195KW

Summary

On 18 September 2024 at about 14:50 local time, a Cessna 195 registered N195KW was involved in an accident near Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 September 2024 at 14:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Dyersburg Regional Airport (DYR)

Coordinates

35.9980, -89.4066

Aircraft

Cessna 195

Registration

N195KW

Category

Airplane

Year built

1948

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Somerville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA385

Nobody was injured.

Failure of the tailwheel strut, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing roll and a runway excursion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the vintage tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during landing roll, he heard a “pop,” followed by an uncommanded right turn. He was unable to correct the turn, and the airplane departed the right side of the runway. The left main landing gear subsequently collapsed on a taxiway, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing. Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the tailwheel strut had failed and was in an overextended position, which locked the tailwheel in a right turn. The inspector added that the tailwheel strut had been rebuilt about 15 years and 500 operating hours prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.